ABVE/F in Wyoming
Recognition and practice information for American Board of Vocational Experts Fellow in Wyoming.
Recognition and qualification in Wyoming
The ABVE Fellow is the American Board of Vocational Experts' certification for a forensic vocational expert: a graduate degree in a human service field, documented experience in assessment of vocational capacity and as a forensic vocational expert, a peer-reviewed forensic work product, the board's examination and its code of ethics. The Diplomate is the board's higher designation.
The Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (WY DVR) administers public vocational rehabilitation in Wyoming. KWVRS ABVE/F-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards.
Wyoming courts and venues
Expert qualification in Wyoming's courts is determined case by case.
- District Court - General jurisdiction; felonies, civil cases over $50,000, family law, juvenile and probate matters, and appeals from lower courts
- Circuit Court - Civil cases up to $50,000, misdemeanors, small claims, traffic
- Chancery Court - Statewide, limited jurisdiction; commercial, business and trust cases seeking declaratory or injunctive relief or money recovery over $50,000; bench trials
Highest court: Wyoming Supreme Court. Federal venues: D. Wyo.
Sources: Wyoming Judicial Branch, District Courts: the trial courts of general jurisdiction, unlimited except for civil cases under $50,000, small claims cases and misdemeanors, which the circuit courts handle; district judges preside over felony criminal and civil cases, including family law, and juvenile and probate matters, and hear appeals from lower court decisions (reviewed 2026-10-12); Wyoming Judicial Branch, Circuit Courts: limited jurisdiction courts for small claims, civil cases of not more than $50,000 and all misdemeanor cases; a circuit court may also take a municipal court's jurisdiction over ordinance violations (reviewed 2026-10-12); Wyoming Judicial Branch, About the Courts: the Supreme Court of Wyoming is the highest level of court in the state; the Chancery Court, created by 2019 legislation for commercial, business and trust cases, has jurisdiction to decide actions seeking declaratory or injunctive relief and actions seeking money recovery over $50,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); Wyoming Judicial Branch, Frequently Asked Questions: generally, the district courts hear civil cases involving claims exceeding $50,000, and the circuit courts have original jurisdiction for all misdemeanor criminal cases, including traffic citations; the Chancery Court, a statewide court, is a specialized court of limited jurisdiction that resolves business and trust cases with bench trials (reviewed 2026-10-12)
Other credentials in Wyoming
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a Fellow differ from a Diplomate?
The Diplomate is the board's higher designation: at least seven years of documented forensic vocational experience and distinguished performance such as publications, office in a professional organization or awards, against the Fellow's three years. The two certifications share the degree requirement, the examination, the peer-reviewed work product and the code of ethics, and the board takes a separate application for each.
References
- ABVE Fellow InformationOrganization
- Wyoming Judicial Branch, District Courts: the trial courts of general jurisdiction, unlimited except for civil cases under $50,000, small claims cases and misdemeanors, which the circuit courts handle; district judges preside over felony criminal and civil cases, including family law, and juvenile and probate matters, and hear appeals from lower court decisions (reviewed 2026-10-12)Government
- Wyoming Judicial Branch, Circuit Courts: limited jurisdiction courts for small claims, civil cases of not more than $50,000 and all misdemeanor cases; a circuit court may also take a municipal court's jurisdiction over ordinance violations (reviewed 2026-10-12)Government
- Wyoming Judicial Branch, About the Courts: the Supreme Court of Wyoming is the highest level of court in the state; the Chancery Court, created by 2019 legislation for commercial, business and trust cases, has jurisdiction to decide actions seeking declaratory or injunctive relief and actions seeking money recovery over $50,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12)Government
- Wyoming Judicial Branch, Frequently Asked Questions: generally, the district courts hear civil cases involving claims exceeding $50,000, and the circuit courts have original jurisdiction for all misdemeanor criminal cases, including traffic citations; the Chancery Court, a statewide court, is a specialized court of limited jurisdiction that resolves business and trust cases with bench trials (reviewed 2026-10-12)Government
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